A girl wearing protective gear is seen at a park in Tehran, Iran, on July 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) — Iran’s COVID-19 cases hit 291,172 with 15,700 deaths; — Iraq’s tally of infections …
TPO to hold third conference of Commodity-Country Desk on doing business with Iraq next week
Farzad Piltan The director-general of TPO’s Office of Arabian and African Countries announced that Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) will hold the third conference of its Commodity-Country …
New Contract Signals Serious Development Of Iraq’s Huge Nasiriyah Oil Field
The idea of developing the 4.36 billion-barrel Nasiriyah oilfield in southern Iraq’s Dhi Qar province has been seriously mooted by the each …
In Iraq’s Kurdish capital, all’s fair in love and walls
Nero set Rome on fire and Nermin set my heart on fire.” Iraqi Kurds in Arbil are declaring their love on the city’s walls, their only refuge in a conservative society. “I hope you will stay my love …
TV review: Miriam Margolyes — Almost Australian; Once Upon a Time in Iraq; Private Lives of the Windsors; I May Destroy You
If I had to define Miriam Margolyes’s interviewing style, I would say screamingly hostile and rude. There are few passers-by in her new travelogue on Australia, Almost Australian, who don’t get …
Iraq forces free German woman kidnapped in Baghdad: officials
A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad earlier this week was freed overnight, Iraqi officials said on Friday, without providing additional details. “Security forces have freed activist Hella Mewis,” Iraq …
FinTech revolutionizes small business landscape of Iraq
The digital age has unified the Iraqi people, having reached into nearly every town and village throughout the country …
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
A German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces, security and government officials said. Hella Mewis was freed at 6:25 a.m. local time (0325 GMT) in …
AP PHOTOS: Lonely burials for virus victims in Iraq’s Najaf
Every chapter of Iraq’s modern history can be seen in the sprawling cemetery of Wadi al-Salam outside the holy city of Najaf. Its sandy expanse is growing, this time …
Serious housing crisis creeps up on Iraq
In light of the expected salary deductions by the government, and the current financial crisis that has led to a delay in paying salaries in the majority of government departments, tenants are …